A collection of three works; the "Epigrammata" of both More and Erasmus have special title pages, with the title surrounded by ornamental borders, but with continuous signatures and paging; all three works have separate colophons

More's "Utopia" originally published under title: Libellus vere aureus nec minus salutaris quam festiuus de optimo reip. statu, deq[ue] noua insula Vtopia. Louvain, 1516

Earlier edition with same title published Basel, Mar. 1518

"Utopia" annotated by Desiderius Erasmus; More's "Epigrammata" edited by Beatus Bildius

Title page surrounded by ornamental border, signed: Hans Holb

Printer and dates of publication from colophons

Colophon of pt. [1] ("Utopia") (leaf [1] verso) dated: mense Novembri. M. D. XVIII.; colophons of pts. [2-3] (More's and Erasmus' "Epigrammata" (p. [272]; p. [1] at end) each dated: mense Decembri An. M. D. XVIII. Printer in colophon pt. [3] (p. [1] at end) as: Apud Io. Frobenium

Half title p. [17]: Thomas Morus Petro Aegidio s.d., surrounded by ornamental border, signed: Hans Holb

Signatures: a-s⁴ t-u⁶ x-z⁴ A-I⁴ K⁶ L-T⁴ V⁶

Numerous errors in paging. Page 11 numbered (Gibson reports p. 11 unnumbered; a different state or error?)

Headpiece on p. [25] illustrates the author, Thomas More, together with three other persons in landscape (design by Hans Holbein)

Story of "Utopia" set in the New World, with references to Vespucci and his voyages on p. 28-29

This edition of "Utopia" includes the letters of Desiderius Erasmus to Johannes Froben, Guillaume Budé to Thomas Lupset, Pierre Gillis to Jerome Busleyden, Thomas More to Pierre Gillis and Jerome Busleyden to Thomas More

JCB Lib. cat., additions 1471-1700

Alden, J.E. European Americana

Gibson, R.W. St. Thomas More

BM STC German, 1465-1600

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: lacks pts. [2-3], p. [165]-355, [1] p. (i.e., the "Epigrammata" of More and Erasmus)

John Carter Brown Library copy purchased from Nijhoff

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